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a federal judge ruled today that the national security agency is likely operating an unconstitutional collection of telephone call information and data. u.s. district court judge richard leon finding that nsa activities appear to have violated the fourth amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures. judge leon issued a preliminary injunction that bars the nsa from collecting so-called meta data from verizon wireless accounts, but he then stayed the order in order to allow for an appeal. the ruling is the first legal setback to the nsa surveillance activities since edward snowden expose the practice. snowden, a major part of a 60 minutes to expose a on the nsc last night where it was revealed that there is rift within the agency about possibly granting snowden immunity in exchange for the remaining files see is believed have in his possession. nsa officials richard legend says it might be a good idea. the white house sayy it has not changed its position and all. they want him also, of course, to return to the united states to face felony espionage charges we will take
a federal judge ruled today that the national security agency is likely operating an unconstitutional collection of telephone call information and data. u.s. district court judge richard leon finding that nsa activities appear to have violated the fourth amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures. judge leon issued a preliminary injunction that bars the nsa from collecting so-called meta data from verizon wireless accounts, but he then stayed the order in order to allow for...
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. >> you saw the story about the national security agency basically patrolling all of the cell phones in the world, basically. a lot of young people point to the privacy requirements. they don't like being part of anything that's collecting information. health care. is this going to be one of the detriments for people signing up, they want to keep their privacy. >> first of all, health care is entirely different. it's more similar to seniors who sign up for medicare, people who file their taxes. you know, there are a whole bunch of things where you're providing information to the government. it's protected. it's governed by a whole series of laws. the nsa issues a broader issue. young people are rightly sensitive to the needs to preserve their privacy and maintain internet freedom. and so i am. that's part of not just our first amendment rights and expectations in this country, but it's particularly something that young people care about because they spend so much time texting and, you know, instagraming. >> whatever. >> something's coming up every single day. so all of us spend more
. >> you saw the story about the national security agency basically patrolling all of the cell phones in the world, basically. a lot of young people point to the privacy requirements. they don't like being part of anything that's collecting information. health care. is this going to be one of the detriments for people signing up, they want to keep their privacy. >> first of all, health care is entirely different. it's more similar to seniors who sign up for medicare, people who file...
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the national security agency is one of those agencies. because of that those officers who work there are patriots we're going to continue to need them to do the work they do, because the threat continues to exist and quite frankly it's possible the threat could grow again, that's one very important piece of context that americans need to understand. the other is that there is this view out there that somehow the national security agency was out there on its own doing all of these things. not the case. it was doing exactly what its government asked it to do. it was operating under strict rules, provided by executive branch and judicial branch and it was overseen extensively by the intelligence committees on congress. there was no abuse here. they were doing exactly what they were told to do. i think that's important context that people should know. >> schieffer: well, you say there was no abuse because they were doing what they were told to do. but are there instances, mr. morell, where they have invaded america's privacy or is it that the
the national security agency is one of those agencies. because of that those officers who work there are patriots we're going to continue to need them to do the work they do, because the threat continues to exist and quite frankly it's possible the threat could grow again, that's one very important piece of context that americans need to understand. the other is that there is this view out there that somehow the national security agency was out there on its own doing all of these things. not...
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today that the national security agencies mass collection of phone data is likely unconstitutional, violating the fourth amendment. in his ruling, the judge writes i cannot imagine a more arbitrary invasion than this systematic and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on every single person with the purpose of analyzing it without approval. surely that infringes on that degree of privacy that the founders enshrined in the fourth amendment. i have little doubt that the authors of our constitution who cautioned us to beware of abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silence. he then put on hold pending an appeal shortly after the ruling edward snowden published this statement. i acted on the belief that the mass surveillance programs would not with stand a constitutionalal challenge and that the american public deserved a chance. today a secret program authorized by a secret court was then exposed to the light of day found to violate american's rights and it is the first of many. joining me now former chief council for the house judiciary committee. julian, what is you
today that the national security agencies mass collection of phone data is likely unconstitutional, violating the fourth amendment. in his ruling, the judge writes i cannot imagine a more arbitrary invasion than this systematic and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on every single person with the purpose of analyzing it without approval. surely that infringes on that degree of privacy that the founders enshrined in the fourth amendment. i have little doubt that the authors of...
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security agency's surveillance programs. in the report, the five member committee, outlined 46 recommendations to address privacy concerns. one of their most significant recommendations ending the routine mass collection of phone data. and requiring an order from the foreign intelligence surveillance court in order to gain access to that information. joining me now, democratic strategist and former chief council for the house judiciary committee. joining me for an exclusive interview one of the co-authors of the nsa review. peter swire. a professor of law and ethics at georgia tech. served as chief counselor for privacy in the u.s. office of management and budget under president clinton and also served as a special assistant to president obama for economic policy. peter swire, first of all. your, you are appointed by president obama to do this review. and were your findings unanimous? >> our findings were unanimous. our report was unclassified. what we released to day, what the five of us came to. >> as you worked through th
security agency's surveillance programs. in the report, the five member committee, outlined 46 recommendations to address privacy concerns. one of their most significant recommendations ending the routine mass collection of phone data. and requiring an order from the foreign intelligence surveillance court in order to gain access to that information. joining me now, democratic strategist and former chief council for the house judiciary committee. joining me for an exclusive interview one of the...
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agency and the national security agency. few people know as much about cyber warfare, and our dependency on the power grid, and the computer networks that deliver our oil and gas, pump and purify our water, keep track of our money, and operate our transportation systems. >> if i were an attacker and i wanted to do strategic damage to the united states, i would either take the cold of winter or the heat of summer, i probably would sack electric power on the u.s. east cost, maybe the west coast, and attempt to cause a cascading effect. all of those things are in the art of the possible from a sophisticated attacker. >> do you believe our adversaries have the capability of bringing down a power grid? >> i do. >> is the u.s. prepared for such an attack? >> no, the united states is not prepared for such an attack. >> it's now clear this cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation. >> four months after taking office, president obama made those concerns part of our national
agency and the national security agency. few people know as much about cyber warfare, and our dependency on the power grid, and the computer networks that deliver our oil and gas, pump and purify our water, keep track of our money, and operate our transportation systems. >> if i were an attacker and i wanted to do strategic damage to the united states, i would either take the cold of winter or the heat of summer, i probably would sack electric power on the u.s. east cost, maybe the west...
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a federal judge rules the national security agency bulk collection of american phone records likely violates the constitution. al judge granted a flim nature reinjunction sought by two plaintiffs. it will open the door to more challenges to the program. edward snowden released a statement saying this. a secret program authorized by a secret court was when exposed to the light of day found to violate american's rights. it is the first of many. president obama is set to meet today with executives to talk about problems with the nsa lake and obamacare web site. >> the suspect in the deadly shooting in an up scale new jersey mall. justin freedman was killed during a car jacking. twol men walked up to the couple as they were about to get in their range rover. they say the car jackers shot the husband then took off in the range rover which was later found 10 miles away at an abandoned house in newark. a 10 now dollar award is being offered for anything thinformat leads to the arrest. 177-847-7 -- 877-847-7432. >>> a student died during a hazing ritual. he died after a butte tal hazing incident lef
a federal judge rules the national security agency bulk collection of american phone records likely violates the constitution. al judge granted a flim nature reinjunction sought by two plaintiffs. it will open the door to more challenges to the program. edward snowden released a statement saying this. a secret program authorized by a secret court was when exposed to the light of day found to violate american's rights. it is the first of many. president obama is set to meet today with executives...
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how severely would you like to restrict the surveillance by the national security agency? >> i would like to apply the fourth amendment to third-party records. i don't think you give up your privacy when someone else holds your records. when i have a contract with a phone company, i think those are still my records. and you can look at them if you're from the government if you ask a judge. but the most important thing is, a warrant applies to one person. a warrant doesn't apply to everyone in america. so it's absolutely against the spirit and the letter of the fourth amendment to say that a judge can write one warrant and you can get every phone call in america. that's what's happening. i think it's wrong. it goes against everything america stands for. and i will help to fight that all the way to the supreme court. and we need the supreme court to re-examine privacy, the fourth amendment and our records. >> so you would ban, if you could, mass data mining. this huge vacuum hoovering up of information? >> i'm for going after terrorists with every tool we have. i'm not oppos
how severely would you like to restrict the surveillance by the national security agency? >> i would like to apply the fourth amendment to third-party records. i don't think you give up your privacy when someone else holds your records. when i have a contract with a phone company, i think those are still my records. and you can look at them if you're from the government if you ask a judge. but the most important thing is, a warrant applies to one person. a warrant doesn't apply to...
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the national security agency doesn't have cabinet rank? >> it's sort of like the -- >> is it -- >> it's under clapper, the whole umbrella, the head of national security overall over the cia. >> reporting to whom directly? >> he reports directly to the nsc and the president. >> where is his office, at the white house, right at the president's elbow? >> it's in a secret place. >> is it in the white house? >> no. >> he's the director of national security. i don't think he is in the white house. >> please continue. >> i have to say i agree with pat buchanan and i disagree with whatever little conspiracy you're trying to lay out here. >> i'm trying to identify the players for the public at e. >> exactly. >> go ahead. >> director of national intelligence is probably a fairly newly created spot because during the bush years we realized that a lot of the intelligence agencies were operating under their own steam and there wasn't enough coordination. i believe this position was created. there's nothing nefarious about it and the fact they don't sit
the national security agency doesn't have cabinet rank? >> it's sort of like the -- >> is it -- >> it's under clapper, the whole umbrella, the head of national security overall over the cia. >> reporting to whom directly? >> he reports directly to the nsc and the president. >> where is his office, at the white house, right at the president's elbow? >> it's in a secret place. >> is it in the white house? >> no. >> he's the director of...
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citizens when the national security agency's mandate is to collect foreign intelligence overseas. >> that is a good question. that is what the nsa is all about. catherine, thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> president obama is taking hits on the handling of his signature health care reform law. 59% of those surveyed in our fox news poll disapprove on how he's doing on that front, just 37% approve, and two thirds want the mandate delayed for a year and fewer than one in three disagree. a vote of confidence tonight for the economy. the federal reserve said it will tighten the financial belt by starting to pull back the $85 billion a month pump up of the economy. the news comes amid a flurry of the countries financial being. here is doug mickelway. >> it is a change in the monetary policy. the fed voted to pull back quantitative easing since 2008, gently weaning the frag imu.s. economy from an $85 million purchase of bonds per month. >> the job market has continued to improve with the unemployment rate having declined further. >> reporter: the decision came after the release of november h
citizens when the national security agency's mandate is to collect foreign intelligence overseas. >> that is a good question. that is what the nsa is all about. catherine, thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> president obama is taking hits on the handling of his signature health care reform law. 59% of those surveyed in our fox news poll disapprove on how he's doing on that front, just 37% approve, and two thirds want the mandate delayed for a year and fewer than one in three...
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or do we say that what the national security agency was doing is what caused the damage? >> diplomacy also made a comeback in 2013 as secretary of state john carry embarked on an act on three foughts. israeli-palestinians peace talk, forcing iran to give up its nuclear ambition. >> i've made it clear in letters to the supreme leader in iran and more recently to their president that america preserves to resolve our concerns peacefully. although we are determined to prevent iran from develop agnew clear weapon. >> there was a critical election that happened in june that ushered in a man who is regarded within the context of the iranian clerical leadership who clearly made overchures to the united states that he wanted to have better relations. he was ready for some sort of nuclear deal and that brought us by the end of this year to a place where we do have a first step, a six-month deal. we'll see what happens next year. the proof will be in the pudding. but iran is clearly one issue. >> negotiating like an enemy is one thing. syria president bashar al-assad has turned time
or do we say that what the national security agency was doing is what caused the damage? >> diplomacy also made a comeback in 2013 as secretary of state john carry embarked on an act on three foughts. israeli-palestinians peace talk, forcing iran to give up its nuclear ambition. >> i've made it clear in letters to the supreme leader in iran and more recently to their president that america preserves to resolve our concerns peacefully. although we are determined to prevent iran from...
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security agency's data collection. the vote on the budget showed an unfamiliar partisan spirit. >> one of the things had a hasn't happened is people listening to each other. we had to listen to each other, respect each other and trust each other. >> reporter: the vote was unpopular among the hard right members and saw the bottom line shrinking the government. house speaker john boehner blasted . >> they're misleading their followers. they're pushing our members in places they don't want to be, and frankly i think they have lost all credibility. to defund obamacare and shut down the government. most of you know my members know that was not the strategy that i had in mind. but as you'll recall the day before the government reopened one of the people of one of these groups stood up and said, we never thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> the last of officials years, with votes expected on the budget and approval of jay johnson to head homeland security and janet yellen to be the new chair of the federal reserve. >
security agency's data collection. the vote on the budget showed an unfamiliar partisan spirit. >> one of the things had a hasn't happened is people listening to each other. we had to listen to each other, respect each other and trust each other. >> reporter: the vote was unpopular among the hard right members and saw the bottom line shrinking the government. house speaker john boehner blasted . >> they're misleading their followers. they're pushing our members in places they...
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. >> reports at the national security agency have been monitoring the phone records and internet activity of citizens should concern every american. >> and syria is indeed using chemical went tons kill its own people. what happens now? >> now every day that goes by is complicated. there are no good options. >> times change and the immigration system has to change with those times. >> the u.s. senate race in massachusetts. could republicans pull one out of the hat again?urn out in this election. >> the super secret national security agency is head quarterereded in maryland just outside of washington, d.c. the nsa is building another facility in the middle of the utah gadge jet where they will capture everything we say or text electronically, phone calls, internet searches, you name it the nsa has it. a plan politico's roger simon describes as possesing all of the qualifications to become a grocery bagger. high school drop out hired as a c.i.a. guard,ed by the and claims he had access to just about everything. sbl when you see everything, you see them on a more frequent basis and you recogn
. >> reports at the national security agency have been monitoring the phone records and internet activity of citizens should concern every american. >> and syria is indeed using chemical went tons kill its own people. what happens now? >> now every day that goes by is complicated. there are no good options. >> times change and the immigration system has to change with those times. >> the u.s. senate race in massachusetts. could republicans pull one out of the hat...
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security agency to collect the phone and internet records of nearly all american. the united states reportedly getting close to an interim deal ahead of next week nuclear negotiations that will be held in geneva. as the obama administration urges congress to hold off on new sanctions against iran. joining us now, general jack keene, retired four-star army general, former army vice chief of staff and fox news military analyst. let me begin with this peculiar position that the administration finds itself in and what they hope will be significant in closing negotiations with the iranians in geneva and at the same time going to capitol hill to tell the senate that they don't want any strengthening of sanctions against iran. what do you make of it? >> well, i think we have justifiable concern. so anxious to make a deal that we will make a partial deal. clearly the secretary has almost said that demand least a final deal at some point. the fact of the matter is that we will remove some sanctions. the iranians will not take, i don't believe, a major step that they have to
security agency to collect the phone and internet records of nearly all american. the united states reportedly getting close to an interim deal ahead of next week nuclear negotiations that will be held in geneva. as the obama administration urges congress to hold off on new sanctions against iran. joining us now, general jack keene, retired four-star army general, former army vice chief of staff and fox news military analyst. let me begin with this peculiar position that the administration...
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national security agency surveillance program, colorado senator mark udall says it needs to be severely reined in. we'll talk to him and house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers, who says no way. >> 54 times this and the other program stopped and thwarted terrorist attacks both here and in europe saving real lives. it this isn't a game. this is real. >> schieffer: it wouldn't be summer without a scandal or two and we'll get analysis on the latest in the anthony weiner saga from gather, dee dee myers, and michael gerson, columnist for the "washington post." sports columnist bob nightengale of "usa today" and bill rhoden of the "new york times" are here with the latest on the baseball steroid scandal. and we'll have a report from seth doane, who's just winding up a visit to north korea on the 60th anniversary on the end of the korean war. spies, scandals, and it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. >> schieffer: and good morning, again. it has been a horrendous weekend in egypt, violent co
national security agency surveillance program, colorado senator mark udall says it needs to be severely reined in. we'll talk to him and house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers, who says no way. >> 54 times this and the other program stopped and thwarted terrorist attacks both here and in europe saving real lives. it this isn't a game. this is real. >> schieffer: it wouldn't be summer without a scandal or two and we'll get analysis on the latest in the anthony weiner saga...
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security agency's under surveillance practices by a white house task force that landened on his desk this week. the report which was prepared by legal and intelligence experts makes 46 recommendations on how to reign in the nsa's expansive data collection practices. a response in a way to all of the intelligence secrets revealed this year by former nsa contractor edward snowden t. panel's biggest recommendation is they should put a stop to the practice of voluming up the phone records and holling that information indefinitely. >> that it should take a court order for the government to act says that information from telecommunication companies. at his news conference friday the president sounded opened to that idea. >> it is possible, for example, that some of the same information that the intelligence community feels is required to keep people safe can be obtained by having the private phone companies keep these records longer and to create some mechanism where they can be accessed in an effective fashion t. question we're asking ours is now is does that make sense not only because o
security agency's under surveillance practices by a white house task force that landened on his desk this week. the report which was prepared by legal and intelligence experts makes 46 recommendations on how to reign in the nsa's expansive data collection practices. a response in a way to all of the intelligence secrets revealed this year by former nsa contractor edward snowden t. panel's biggest recommendation is they should put a stop to the practice of voluming up the phone records and...
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and chinese now have access to the national security agency in a way they didn't have before. terrorists can begin to understand already how it is that we look at patterns of communication to see how they may or may not be seeking. so for the president to say no big deal a big deal. >> paul: why is the president down playing this when his justice department have brought charges against snowden? >> i think it goes that question. you had in the opening, american influence. i think the president is worried that the influence may be such they can't get snowden back. so if they lose, they look bad. i think there is also an element of incompetence here, too. there has been a strong tendency to rely on legal means of doing this, of signing the right papers. president hinted we've done all this, this should be routine. it's not routine. this president seems not to understand, you do have to pick up the phone and things like this. you have to exert pressure. >> can i say reemphasize what kim said. that statement was unpresidential. i can't imagine george or bill clinton. i'm not going
and chinese now have access to the national security agency in a way they didn't have before. terrorists can begin to understand already how it is that we look at patterns of communication to see how they may or may not be seeking. so for the president to say no big deal a big deal. >> paul: why is the president down playing this when his justice department have brought charges against snowden? >> i think it goes that question. you had in the opening, american influence. i think the...
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and a new report about just how extensivehe national security agency spying really is. they reportedly spent years spying on online gamers, incling those playing world of warcraft. on xbox live. the outrage. obamacare architect ezekiel emanuel said young people haven't signed up for coverage because the obama administratn hasn't sufficiently promoted it. my next guest says that he could not rate a greater piece of fiction in the obamacare narrative. we are joined by best-selling conservative auhor brad the thor. his latest book is called hidden order and i's great to have you th us. >> what it is saying is that obamacare works if you are rich. you will have access to the health care system unless you're rich, which is the bottom line, which is a stunner coming from this. lou: the idea of that cedars-sinai in os angeles, but these hospitals would be -- this is just such tough stuff. and some premiums are lower than anticipated, which eans we don't understand how hihly expected them to be. and this is a very difficult thing for people who thought that obacare wou amount t
and a new report about just how extensivehe national security agency spying really is. they reportedly spent years spying on online gamers, incling those playing world of warcraft. on xbox live. the outrage. obamacare architect ezekiel emanuel said young people haven't signed up for coverage because the obama administratn hasn't sufficiently promoted it. my next guest says that he could not rate a greater piece of fiction in the obamacare narrative. we are joined by best-selling conservative...
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this morning the "washington post" is reporting on connections between the program and the national security agency. those documents reveal close collaborations with nsa spy resources, even suggesting some successful drone attacks could not have been ordered without information from the agency. it comes as the nsa is under intense criticism for its spy programs on americans. officials are hoping it will bolster the agency's case that its resources are fighting terrorism. all of this as nbc learns news of two prominent departures at the nsa, keith alexander and his deputy are expected to leave in the coming months. >>> and we turn to better that cools for a look at business. >> rally didn't last long. futures pointing to a lower start this morning. asian markets were mostly higher overnight, but europe isn't seeing any carryover effect at least not at this hour. facebook will now let teens share their posts with a bigger audience. the social networking sight is lifting restrictions that previously limited teens from sharing information with just their friends and friends of friends. >>> and m
this morning the "washington post" is reporting on connections between the program and the national security agency. those documents reveal close collaborations with nsa spy resources, even suggesting some successful drone attacks could not have been ordered without information from the agency. it comes as the nsa is under intense criticism for its spy programs on americans. officials are hoping it will bolster the agency's case that its resources are fighting terrorism. all of this...
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security agency's data collection. the vote on the budget showed an unfamiliar partisan spirit. >> one of the things had a hasn't happened is people listening to each other. we had to listen to each other, respect each other and trust each other. >> reporter: the vote was unpopular among the hard right members and saw the bottom line shrinking the government. house speaker john boehner blasted. >> they're misleading their followers. they're pushing our members in places they don't want to be, and frankly i think they have lost all credibility. to defund obamacare and shut down the government. most of you know my members know that was not the strategy that i had in mind. but as you'll recall the day before the government reopened one of the people of one of these groups stood up and said, we never thought it would work. are you kidding me? >> the last of officials years, with votes expected on the budget and approval of jay johnson to head homeland security and janet yellen to be the new chair of the federal reserve. >>
security agency's data collection. the vote on the budget showed an unfamiliar partisan spirit. >> one of the things had a hasn't happened is people listening to each other. we had to listen to each other, respect each other and trust each other. >> reporter: the vote was unpopular among the hard right members and saw the bottom line shrinking the government. house speaker john boehner blasted. >> they're misleading their followers. they're pushing our members in places they...
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katherine is here with the details. >> the democratic chairman called out the head of the national security agency today and the white house for misleading the public about the effectiveness of the nsa data collection program and the number of times terrorists attacks have been blocked. >> would you agree the 54 cases that kept getting cited by the administration were not all plots, and only 13 to 15 had some nexus to the u.s. would you agree with that, yes or no? >> yes. >> diane feinstein is working on legislation that will change the way the nsa operates. and while leahy is working on new collections, they are looking at the phone logs, and senator feinstein said the calls for dramatic reform were overblown and she said no nsa program would be shuttered on her watch. >> it is legal. we are looking at increased transparency. we are looking to make some changes. but we are not looking to destroy it, to destroy it is to make this nation more vulnerable. i just wanted to say that. i had to say it. >> one lawmaker managed to pry loose information about the possible use of gps coupled with the
katherine is here with the details. >> the democratic chairman called out the head of the national security agency today and the white house for misleading the public about the effectiveness of the nsa data collection program and the number of times terrorists attacks have been blocked. >> would you agree the 54 cases that kept getting cited by the administration were not all plots, and only 13 to 15 had some nexus to the u.s. would you agree with that, yes or no? >> yes....
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and title ix and the cost of living adjustments to social security. those first three things on the list creating the epa, creating noaa, creating osha, that was all just in one year that was all in 1970. on the occasion of renewed interest in richard nixon for his 100th birthday, there is kind of an urban legend going on about him right now. this is supposed to show how his signature deteriorated over time. so in 1968, the year he was elected for the time his signature looks clear and straight forward, but over time it gets tougher to decipher until when he resigns it's barely recognizable as a signature at all, let alone his signature. it's kind of an amazing portrait, right? with this compelling visual to go along with it. this, however, one of the stories that is ruined by careful fact checking. nixon resigned in '74, right? this is his letter resigning the presidency, dated august 9th, 1974. this is his last letter as president. it's pretty legible. the urban legend one and the resignation one from 1974 do not look at all alike. but maybe the res
and title ix and the cost of living adjustments to social security. those first three things on the list creating the epa, creating noaa, creating osha, that was all just in one year that was all in 1970. on the occasion of renewed interest in richard nixon for his 100th birthday, there is kind of an urban legend going on about him right now. this is supposed to show how his signature deteriorated over time. so in 1968, the year he was elected for the time his signature looks clear and straight...
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national security agency is collecting millions of contacts from millions of chat accounts worldwide. the agency scraps the lest for hidden connections. is this legal? this attorney does not have a problem with it, bus michelle says this is against thesoleo, says this is against the law. >> first of all, congress did not approve it. second of all, the way that they're collecting this information accounts for the fact that it's not legal to do it in america. that skting for t is accounting that if they did this on american soil, that is illegal. your messages, any of those things, illegal. there is an expectation of privacy when it comes to your e-mail, your messages, your contact book, there is. >> that's part of the illegality, the expectation of privacy. >> i'm not sure i've got an expectation of privacy about something i put online. >> if you want to talk to me about the content of e-mail, i would say there is some expectation of privacy there. but the contact list -- i just really do not believe that the average person using a computer believes that their buddy list or contact lis
national security agency is collecting millions of contacts from millions of chat accounts worldwide. the agency scraps the lest for hidden connections. is this legal? this attorney does not have a problem with it, bus michelle says this is against thesoleo, says this is against the law. >> first of all, congress did not approve it. second of all, the way that they're collecting this information accounts for the fact that it's not legal to do it in america. that skting for t is accounting...
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. >>> is the national security agency infiltrating video games? documents released by former nsa contractor edward snowden she in 2008, the agency planted sleeper agents inside games like world of war craft and second life, amid concerns that those games could be used by terror groups to coordinate attacks. the documents were published today. i talked to spencer ackerman, u.s. national security editor at the guardian which was one of those who broke the story, and i asked him how a game like world of war craft could possibly be a hotbed for terrorist activity. >> world of war craft, like many other really popular addictive, immersive video games is this deeply, deeply richly developed fantasy game in which you go on quests along with your virtual friends and face things like weird creatures and other things that i don't know about because of course i would never play these types of games. no, never. >> would a terrorist group use such a game to launch an attack? >> well, that's kind of unclear, but the suspicion around the late 2,000s was that as
. >>> is the national security agency infiltrating video games? documents released by former nsa contractor edward snowden she in 2008, the agency planted sleeper agents inside games like world of war craft and second life, amid concerns that those games could be used by terror groups to coordinate attacks. the documents were published today. i talked to spencer ackerman, u.s. national security editor at the guardian which was one of those who broke the story, and i asked him how a...
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national security agency has been involved in the wider overseas assassination program run by the obama administration now both of these journalists are known for their hard hitting investigations of the u.s. government and their collaboration will reportedly reveal how they say the vast surveillance network of the n.s.a. operates in conjunction with the clandestine operations run by the u.s. military or the cia now for those who don't know the so hot a prize that snowden is nominated for was established by the european parliament in order to acknowledge individuals or organizations who have dedicated their lives to human rights and freedom of thought reporting from new york marina poor nial r.t. . who acts of his david swanson feels it's high time for the ruling elites in washington to be more careful with. when you joke about killing somebody with an ax your viewed as a sociopath when you joke about killing people with a million dollar missile you are considered a big powerful person who knows lots of secret stuff and so your rage is directed in particular at people who reveal that se
national security agency has been involved in the wider overseas assassination program run by the obama administration now both of these journalists are known for their hard hitting investigations of the u.s. government and their collaboration will reportedly reveal how they say the vast surveillance network of the n.s.a. operates in conjunction with the clandestine operations run by the u.s. military or the cia now for those who don't know the so hot a prize that snowden is nominated for was...
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about altering the power of the national security agency to collect information on americans. on iran he urged critics in congress to hold off on new sanctions and let the interim accord run its course. the president also praised congress for the modest budget deal, but also renewed his longstanding refusal to negotiate with congress over raising the debt ceiling early next year. >> it's probably too early to declare an outbreak of bipartisanship, but it's also fair to say we're not condemned to endless gridlock. there are areas where we can work together. >> reporter: and finally, the president also took note, american combat troops will final lly begin withdrawing fro afghanistan in the coming year. larry? back to you. >> hampton, we're going to get to the economic stuff in just a few moments, but may i ask you this. when the president says he's going to make nsa changes on all the surveillance, doesn't that have to go through congress because it's part of the patriot act? or can he do that administratively? >> reporter: i would assume that whatever, if, again, depending on
about altering the power of the national security agency to collect information on americans. on iran he urged critics in congress to hold off on new sanctions and let the interim accord run its course. the president also praised congress for the modest budget deal, but also renewed his longstanding refusal to negotiate with congress over raising the debt ceiling early next year. >> it's probably too early to declare an outbreak of bipartisanship, but it's also fair to say we're not...
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or advertently the russia than and chinese now have access to the national security agency in a way they didn't have before. terrorists can begin to understand already how it is that we go -- look at patterns of communications and see how they may or may not be seeking. the president saying this is month big deal is a big deal. >> kim, why is -- the president politically downplay this when justice department is -- brought charge against snowden? >> well, i think it goes to that question you had in the opening was -- american influence. i think the president is worried their influence is such that they may not be able to get snowden back. and so if they turn this into a very high profile issue and lose, then they look back. element of incompetence, too. a strong tendency to rely on this and finding the right papers. the president hinted. this should be routine. you do have to pick up the phone on things like this. you have to exert pressure because -- just going through the motions is not going to get you what you want. >> reemphasize what kim said. that statement we listened to from
or advertently the russia than and chinese now have access to the national security agency in a way they didn't have before. terrorists can begin to understand already how it is that we go -- look at patterns of communications and see how they may or may not be seeking. the president saying this is month big deal is a big deal. >> kim, why is -- the president politically downplay this when justice department is -- brought charge against snowden? >> well, i think it goes to that...
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long time chief of america's embattled national security agency. after spending months struggling with the fallout from the edward snowden the. stay inside the syrian rebellion though with the arrival of brigades and civilians a feeling. you get a unique perspective from within an opposition controlled area. just eighty kilometers from the capital damascus but it is like a state.
long time chief of america's embattled national security agency. after spending months struggling with the fallout from the edward snowden the. stay inside the syrian rebellion though with the arrival of brigades and civilians a feeling. you get a unique perspective from within an opposition controlled area. just eighty kilometers from the capital damascus but it is like a state.
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security agency's prgrams. but we've heard him described as a hero, aatraitor, a whistleblower, a publish servant, a fugitive and even some call him a bad oyfriend. normally you can tell where someone stands by the "r" or "d" followintheir name in washington, d.c. but that certainly hasn't been thease with snowden. we want to go through it quickly here. let's lead off by the speaker of e house. john boehner. boehner came out today saying flat out snowden is a traitor for showing our enemies what our capabilities are in surveillance. boehner is a republican but senator dianne feinstein, i mean, she has -- well, she shares his view. she's the chair of the senate intelligence committee and says snowden committed an act of treaty. and the sa goes for republican congressman mepeter king who sa snowden is a danger to the nation. and president obama, here he is, 2013, president obama hasn't weighed in on snowden but his justice is. it's preparing criminal charges against snowden. and friday the president defended the
security agency's prgrams. but we've heard him described as a hero, aatraitor, a whistleblower, a publish servant, a fugitive and even some call him a bad oyfriend. normally you can tell where someone stands by the "r" or "d" followintheir name in washington, d.c. but that certainly hasn't been thease with snowden. we want to go through it quickly here. let's lead off by the speaker of e house. john boehner. boehner came out today saying flat out snowden is a traitor for...
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. >> look at what michael hayden, the head of the foreign national security agency said. he said that this policy is a presidential access. so you've got lots of conservatives who are growing in concern about how much power we give the executive. and if you want to say it's all partisan, fine. i just don't believe it is. i think that there are some principled people on both sides of the aisle. >> and i think it was very important the way that rand paul argued. there were times that he made outreach to the left. there were times he was basically reading edmond burke on the floor. and saying we have to draw clear lines. if you're conservative and you don't like the 80 of secretary sebelius have broad-reaching powers you could be skeptical of the president to use the flying death robots who kill who he thinks are terrorists. >> and all these leaders. >> so conservative principles ought to make you more skeptical. rand paul said that. people listened. i think it will move the conservative base, maybe even conservative senators. >> to follow up on that, i want to play sound to
. >> look at what michael hayden, the head of the foreign national security agency said. he said that this policy is a presidential access. so you've got lots of conservatives who are growing in concern about how much power we give the executive. and if you want to say it's all partisan, fine. i just don't believe it is. i think that there are some principled people on both sides of the aisle. >> and i think it was very important the way that rand paul argued. there were times that...
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last week the heads of the national security agency and other intelligence agencies said cyber attacks now pose a greater threat to the united states than terrorism. the department of homeland security can now gather secret data from telecommunications companies and hopes to have the email spy program set up by the end of the year. the administration is seeking legislation to require internet service providers to inform the government about malicious software. as well as the ip address that that software comes from. there is a push to allow utilities, banks and railroads to purchase better cyber security services from companies that provide those services. now, data collected from those partnerships would be shared with u.s. intelligence agencies. and, heather, i keep going but i'm reading your emails right now so i have got to let you go. >> oh, no. nothing bad in my emails. nothing at all. >> you want to bet. >> thank you, adam: it's 47 minutes after the hour. still ahead. listen to this one. one government is telling women what they will can and can't wear even in their own homes. w
last week the heads of the national security agency and other intelligence agencies said cyber attacks now pose a greater threat to the united states than terrorism. the department of homeland security can now gather secret data from telecommunications companies and hopes to have the email spy program set up by the end of the year. the administration is seeking legislation to require internet service providers to inform the government about malicious software. as well as the ip address that...
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now, the national security agency certainly doesn't want to. the obama administration and previous and future administrations will hate that this ever could happen. but in the interest of public debate, i think it's incredibly brave and courageous. now, is -- are his motives pure? i have no idea. in many cases it is irrelevant. what is right is to have this policy debate, because frankly, you have members of congress who are acting in incredibly hypocritical ways, saying we didn't know anything about this. they only just voted to reauthorize the very things they say they knew nothing about. where is congress in this. where is the secret court? does it have any teeth? the fisa cover turt. we have to look at ourselves. if we're going to have a zero tolerance approach to terrorism, we need to connect the dots and how are there intelligence failures, in is where we end up. we've got to understand how we got here and what this man has done actually helps us. >> josh, in terms of snowden, this is all happening against the backdrop of bradley manning
now, the national security agency certainly doesn't want to. the obama administration and previous and future administrations will hate that this ever could happen. but in the interest of public debate, i think it's incredibly brave and courageous. now, is -- are his motives pure? i have no idea. in many cases it is irrelevant. what is right is to have this policy debate, because frankly, you have members of congress who are acting in incredibly hypocritical ways, saying we didn't know anything...
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he claims he's trying to help the national security agency. >> he actually says he was elected. that's the word he used, that he was elected to uncover the nsa's secrets. what does he mean by that? >> a play on words more than anything i think, but this is where he shows he's not shy about wading into a discussion of congressional politics. the take away is that the behavior of the people who head up the congressional intelligence committees made him do what he did. senator dianne feinstein elected me when she asked softball questions apparently in committee. congressman mike rogers elected me when he kept these programs hidden. again, a play on words. >> he's in russia. he's been granted temporary asylum there. as soon as he went there, everyone wondered what are the russians getting out of this. did he talk about that? >> he's pretty clear in the fact he says the russians aren't getting too much out of it. we know he's been given asylum but it is limited. he says he's not working with the russians. here's that quote "i have no relationship with the russian government. i have n
he claims he's trying to help the national security agency. >> he actually says he was elected. that's the word he used, that he was elected to uncover the nsa's secrets. what does he mean by that? >> a play on words more than anything i think, but this is where he shows he's not shy about wading into a discussion of congressional politics. the take away is that the behavior of the people who head up the congressional intelligence committees made him do what he did. senator dianne...
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. >> when you saw the front page of "the washington post" today with the story about the national security agency, basically patrolling all of the cell phones in the world, basically. a lot of young people point to the privacy requirements. they don't like being part of anything that's collecting information. health care, is this going to be one of the detriments of people wanting to sign up? i is # todaa member of the country's major technology executives at the white house may ask him to move aggressively to limit the top secret surveillance programs that rely on their software and platforms. lawrence o'donnell is my colleague here on msnbc and the host of the last word at 10:00 p.m. eastern. what do you think about the generational aspect of this? because it's true, we know it's true. what do you think about young people who are particularly sensitive to the medidatic issue. >> i was quite struck by the expectation of privacy. those of us who grew up with all sorts of mob prostitutions and wiretaps and all that stuff. i never had an expectation of privacy involving televisions. this jud
. >> when you saw the front page of "the washington post" today with the story about the national security agency, basically patrolling all of the cell phones in the world, basically. a lot of young people point to the privacy requirements. they don't like being part of anything that's collecting information. health care, is this going to be one of the detriments of people wanting to sign up? i is # todaa member of the country's major technology executives at the white house may...
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and one of the facts that reported was that the national security agency, every day, collects and stores 1.7 billion, that's with a b, billion, emails, telephone calls, and other form of electronic communications by and between american citizens. and what's amazing is, is that if you look at the case in boston, the surveillance state, this massive apparatus of monitoring and storing information about us that we've constructed over the last decade that's extremely expensive and invasive really didn't do much. it didn't detect the attack before it started. the attempted times square attack in 2010 wasn't stopped because of eavesdropping or government surveillance but because a hot dog vendor noticed something amiss with the bomb that had been left. so again, the surveillance state doesn't really do much in terms of giving us lots of security. but what it does do, is it destroys the notion of privacy, which is the area in which human creativity and dissent and challenges to orthodoxy all reside. the way things are supposed to work is we're supposed to know everything that the government doe
and one of the facts that reported was that the national security agency, every day, collects and stores 1.7 billion, that's with a b, billion, emails, telephone calls, and other form of electronic communications by and between american citizens. and what's amazing is, is that if you look at the case in boston, the surveillance state, this massive apparatus of monitoring and storing information about us that we've constructed over the last decade that's extremely expensive and invasive really...
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that includes staff from the cia, the national security agency and defense intelligence agency. he said with fewer spies to track targets, the greater the dangers. >> does america remain safe even with the shutdown? >> i have to qualify that, sir. i don't -- i don't feel that i can make such a guarantee to the american people. in that it would be much more difficult to make such a guarantee as each day of this shutdown goes by. >> when asked to quantify the damage from the shutdown, clapper says the risk is now 75% higher than it was yesterday. kathryn heritage has the news. he's live for us. what else did the intelligence director say. >> thanks, trace. the director of national intelligence james lapper also confirming he told them about the shutdown on tuesday about the impact on national security, that about 70% of civilian workforce is affected. >> do you think that's a responsible thing for the president to do as commander in chief, to not negotiate, to just watch the showdown? >> well i'm not going to -- i'd like to avoid the -- >> i'll give you my own opinion. i think it'
that includes staff from the cia, the national security agency and defense intelligence agency. he said with fewer spies to track targets, the greater the dangers. >> does america remain safe even with the shutdown? >> i have to qualify that, sir. i don't -- i don't feel that i can make such a guarantee to the american people. in that it would be much more difficult to make such a guarantee as each day of this shutdown goes by. >> when asked to quantify the damage from the...
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your private cell phone conversation can be exposed by the national security agency. a new document obtained by the "washington post" revealed the n.s.a. capabilities to crack encryption codes. molly henneberg has more with what this means. >> there is a type of encryption developed in the 1980s and used in the vast majority of the cell phones worldwide ; specifically the phones using 2g technology that the n.s.a. is able to crack. meaning listen in to conversations and read text messages. that is according to the "washington post." a secret document by the former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden and says they can break that encryption. the n.s.a. is prohibited from eavesdropping domestically on the u.s. citizens but can eavesdrop on people overseas. the agency told the "post" -- "throughout history nations used encryption to protect their secrets and today, terrorists, cyber criminals, human traffickers and others use technology to hide their activity." the intelligence community tries to counter that in order to understand the intent of foreign adversaries and preve
your private cell phone conversation can be exposed by the national security agency. a new document obtained by the "washington post" revealed the n.s.a. capabilities to crack encryption codes. molly henneberg has more with what this means. >> there is a type of encryption developed in the 1980s and used in the vast majority of the cell phones worldwide ; specifically the phones using 2g technology that the n.s.a. is able to crack. meaning listen in to conversations and read...
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amid reports that the national security agency is collecting the phone records of millions of americans. a british newspaper, "the guard yan" was first to report on a classified court order it obtained giving the government access to verizon phone records. the president headed to north carolina for an education push, his deputy press secretary said on air force one the phone record data is a critical tool to fight security threats. the white house reiterated that the data collection does not involve listening to anyone's phone calls, and emphasized that all three branches of government have signed off on the program. and this afternoon, the house intelligence committee chairman said that the collection of records has actually stopped a terror attack in this country. >> that within the last few years, this program was used to stop a program, excuse me, stop a terrorist attack in the united states. we know that. it's important. it fills in a little seam that we have. >> congressman rogers there making reference to the fact that this program is not new. a point his senate counterpart, inte
amid reports that the national security agency is collecting the phone records of millions of americans. a british newspaper, "the guard yan" was first to report on a classified court order it obtained giving the government access to verizon phone records. the president headed to north carolina for an education push, his deputy press secretary said on air force one the phone record data is a critical tool to fight security threats. the white house reiterated that the data collection...